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Useful Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+1  to Format a Selection Ctrl+1  (the number one) works to format whatever is selected. Whether it is a cell, SmartArt, a picture, a shape, or the March data point in a column chart, press  Ctrl+1 . Ctrl[+Shift]+Arrow  to Navigate or Select Your cell pointer is sitting at the top of 50K rows of data, and you need to get to the bottom. If you have a column with no blanks, press  Ctrl+Down Arrow  to jump to the end of the data set. In the following figure,  Ctrl+Down Arrow  will jump to K545.  Ctrl+Left Arrow  will jump to A1.  Ctrl+Right Arrow  will jump the gap of empty cells and land on N1. Add the  Shift  key in order to select from the active cell to the landing cell. Starting from A1 in the above figure, press  Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow  to select A1:A545. While still holding down  Ctrl+Shift , press the  Right Arrow  Key to select A1:K545. If it seems awkward at first, try it for a few d...